#8938C3#8938C3

#8938C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.208 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8938C3
RGB	rgb(137, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(275, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.35, 57.81, -58.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.35, 82.07, 314.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.01% 0.1254 -0.1653)
OKLCH	oklch(52.01% 0.208 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.5789, 12.0871, 52.8154)
Luminance	0.1209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8938C3 #72C338

analogous

#4438C3 #8938C3 #C338B8

triadic

#8938C3 #C38938 #38C389

tetradic

#8938C3 #C34438 #72C338 #38B8C3

square

#8938C3 #C34438 #72C338 #38B8C3

split-complementary

#8938C3 #B8C338 #38C344

monochromatic

#461D64 #682A93 #8938C3 #A565D3 #C195E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#8938C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8938C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8938C3

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8938C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8938C3	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0562C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8938c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.208 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076d6',
    500: '#8938c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8938c3;
$custom-light: #b076d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8938c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.964,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52012,
    "c": 0.20753,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8938C3

secondary

#A6CC8B

accent

#DF4988

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8938C3

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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